--- title: Mariah Carey Signs Three-Picture Deal With Hallmark Channel description: Mariah Carey has signed a deal with the Hallmark Channel that will have her producing, directing, and starring in three films. canonical: https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-24T01:40:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T17:47:11.231Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Mariah Carey Signs Three-Picture Deal With Hallmark Channel og:description: She'll direct, star in, and write an original song for each og:url: https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd866aebe98b5d16d/69889482428a9e490fcd2c0b/rtsebra.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Singer Carey attends the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mariah Carey Signs Three-Picture Deal With Hallmark Channel twitter:description: She'll direct, star in, and write an original song for each twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd866aebe98b5d16d/69889482428a9e490fcd2c0b/rtsebra.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mariah Carey Signed a Deal to Make Three More Hallmark Channel Movies by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins May 24, 2016 1:40 AM CUT  Singer Mariah Carey attends the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York May 14, 2016. Singer Mariah Carey attends the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York May 14, 2016.Eduardo Munoz—Reuters by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins May 24, 2016 1:40 AM CUT Mariah Carey has signed a deal with the Hallmark Channel that will have her developing, producing, directing and starring in three films on the network, _Deadline_ [reports](http://deadline.com/2016/05/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel-original-movies-deal-1201761291/ "undefined"). She will also be composing an original song for each of the movies, the first of which is scheduled to air during a Valentine’s Day programming special early next year. “It’s rare to work with a talent who can produce, direct, star and also compose original music for a project, and we know she will deliver for our viewers once again,” Michelle Vicary, the executive vice president of Crown Media Holdings, which owns the Hallmark Channel, told _Deadline._ Carey has a close relationship with the network, which last December aired _A Christmas Melody,_ Carey’s directoral debut, in which she also starred. She also hosted a widely-watched musical special on the network that same month. \[[_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2016/05/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel-original-movies-deal-1201761291/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/"},"headline":"Mariah Carey Signed a Deal to Make Three More Hallmark Channel Movies","datePublished":"2016-05-24T01:40:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:47:11.231Z","description":"She'll direct, star in, and write an original song for each","url":"https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/","keywords":["Television","Music","Mariah Carey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd866aebe98b5d16d/69889482428a9e490fcd2c0b/rtsebra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd866aebe98b5d16d/69889482428a9e490fcd2c0b/rtsebra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Singer Carey attends the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York","caption":"Singer Carey attends the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York","creditText":"Eduardo Munoz—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4345900/mariah-carey-hallmark-channel/","name":"Mariah Carey Signed a Deal to Make Three More Hallmark Channel Movies"}}]}] ```